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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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