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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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