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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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