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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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