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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently 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 blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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