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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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