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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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