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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily 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 a variety of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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