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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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