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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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