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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly 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 many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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