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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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