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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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