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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free 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 a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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