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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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