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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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