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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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