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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. People want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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