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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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