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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs 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 many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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