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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually 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 lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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