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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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