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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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