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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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