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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free 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 variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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