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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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