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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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