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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating 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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