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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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