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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally 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 many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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