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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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