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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are 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 numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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