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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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