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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free 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 topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major 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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