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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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