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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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