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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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