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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are free for students 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 several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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