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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major 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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