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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning enable students in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free 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 quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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