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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free 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 subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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