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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students 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 several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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