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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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