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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically 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 a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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