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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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