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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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