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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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