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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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