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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students 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 issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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