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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take online classes. 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 courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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