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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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