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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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