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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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