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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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