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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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