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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are commonly 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. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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