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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. These 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 a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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