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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily 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 topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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