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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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