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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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