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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the 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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