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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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