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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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