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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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