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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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