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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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