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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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