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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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