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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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