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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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