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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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