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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs 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 quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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