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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly 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. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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