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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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