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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are typically 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 a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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