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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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