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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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