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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not 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 many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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