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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always 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 topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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