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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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