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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally 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 numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines 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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