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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are free for learners 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 numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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