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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in 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 lot of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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