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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are typically 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 quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand these new open educational ventures. Professors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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