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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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