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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free 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 several topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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