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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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