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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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