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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to understand these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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