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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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