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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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