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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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