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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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