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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always 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 topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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