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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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