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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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