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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free 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 many subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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