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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students 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 topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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