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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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