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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are free for students 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 topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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