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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally 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 topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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