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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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