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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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