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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online courses. 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 variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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