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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students 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 quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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