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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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