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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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