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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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