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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always 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 issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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