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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally 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 a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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