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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free 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 issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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