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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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