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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students 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 subjects that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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