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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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