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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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