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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always 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 subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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