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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically 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 many topics that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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