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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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