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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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