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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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