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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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