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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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