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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free 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 numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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