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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily 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 many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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