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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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