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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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