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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students 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 many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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