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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students 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 quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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