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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners 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 a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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