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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally 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 many issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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