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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free 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 issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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