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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently 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 lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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