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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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