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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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