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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free 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 lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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