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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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