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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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