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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are usually 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. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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