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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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