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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire 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 subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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