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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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