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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers 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 deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the intriguing 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 exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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