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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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