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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly 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 a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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