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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners 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 are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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