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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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