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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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