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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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