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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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