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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually 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 numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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