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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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