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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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