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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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