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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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