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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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