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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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