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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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