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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are typically 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 numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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