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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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