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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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