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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key 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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