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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to understand these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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