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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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