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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand these open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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