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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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