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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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