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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education are enabling learners all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free 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 several subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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