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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always 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 quite a few issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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