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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are free but do not always 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 several issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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