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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates 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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