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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually 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 issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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