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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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