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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. New advancements in e-learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free 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 many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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