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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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