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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally 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 numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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