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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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