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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free 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 topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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