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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not 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 several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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