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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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