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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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