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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are normally 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 many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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