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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews 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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