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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free 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 quite a few topics that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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