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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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