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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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