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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not 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 topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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