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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners 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 topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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