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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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