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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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