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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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