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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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