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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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