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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily 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 a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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