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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free 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 a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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