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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not 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 blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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