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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners 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 many subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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