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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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