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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners 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 topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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