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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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