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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are typically 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 a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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