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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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