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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free 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 quite a few topics that online education institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the 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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