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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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