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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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