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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning enable humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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