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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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