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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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