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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally 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 subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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