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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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