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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free for students 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 many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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