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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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