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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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