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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically 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 topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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