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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs 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 many issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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