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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not 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 subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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