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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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