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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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