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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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