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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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