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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners 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 quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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