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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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