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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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