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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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