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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key 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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