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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners 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 several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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