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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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