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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are usually 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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