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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually 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 subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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