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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open 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 many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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