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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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