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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 many subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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