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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always 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 numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Anguilla to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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