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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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