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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly 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 numerous issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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