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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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