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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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