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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually 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 quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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