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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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