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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the sensational 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 scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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