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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always 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 learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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