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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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