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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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