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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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