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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students 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 a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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