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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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