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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free 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 numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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