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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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