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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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