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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students 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 topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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