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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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