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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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