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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students 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 a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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