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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students 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 numerous topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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