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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 many topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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