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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners 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 quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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