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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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