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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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