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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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