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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education have enabled students all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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