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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually 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 numerous topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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