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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently 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 online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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