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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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