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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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