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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students 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 many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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