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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are generally 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 many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs 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 (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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