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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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