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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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