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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always 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 several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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