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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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