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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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