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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not 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 issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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