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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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