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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are 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 numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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