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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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