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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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