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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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