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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free 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 learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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