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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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