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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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