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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are 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 a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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