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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students 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 many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies 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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