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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily 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 many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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