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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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