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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners 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 subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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