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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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