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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly 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 a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating 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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