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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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