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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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