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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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