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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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