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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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