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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always 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 a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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