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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently 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 quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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