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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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