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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 elearning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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