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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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