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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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