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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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