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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the inspiring 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 deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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