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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 several topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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