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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. 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. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing 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 exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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