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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for learners 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 variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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