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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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