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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently 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 variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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