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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners 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 lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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