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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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