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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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