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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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