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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning enable students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners 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 a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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