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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are ordinarily 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 quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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