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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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