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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free 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 issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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