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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not 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 e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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