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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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