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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students 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 several issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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