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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students 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 numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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