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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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