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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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