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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC 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 many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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