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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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