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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently 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 elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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