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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are free but do not always 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 have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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