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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily 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 many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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