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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to understand these open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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