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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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