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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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