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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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