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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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