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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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