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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need 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 subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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