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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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