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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students 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 topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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