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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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