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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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