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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students 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 numerous topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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