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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning have empowered learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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