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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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