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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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