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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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