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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free 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 numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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