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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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