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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not 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 a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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