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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are almost always free 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 several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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