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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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