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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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