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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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