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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are free 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 issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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