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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning enable learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily 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 numerous subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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