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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always 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 several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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