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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses 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 quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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