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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly 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 many issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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