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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free 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 issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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