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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly 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 variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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