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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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