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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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