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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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