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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not 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 numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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