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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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