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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily 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 several subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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