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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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