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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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