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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students 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 many topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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