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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches 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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