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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free 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 several issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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