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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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