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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students 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 quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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