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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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