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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally 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 numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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