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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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