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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly 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 a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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