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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners 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 variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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