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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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