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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently 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 subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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