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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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