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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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