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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are 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 several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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