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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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