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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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