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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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