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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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