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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are 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 topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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