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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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