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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently 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 many issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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