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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 (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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