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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly 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 a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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