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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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