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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always 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 subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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