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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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