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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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