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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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 learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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