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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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