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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different 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 participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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