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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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