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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand these open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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