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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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