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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners 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 a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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