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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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