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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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