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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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