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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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