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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually 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 a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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