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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open 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 numerous subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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