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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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