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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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