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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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