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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually 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 quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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