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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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