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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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