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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are usually 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 topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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