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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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