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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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