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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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