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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students 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 numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge 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 investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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