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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are almost always 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 several subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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