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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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