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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually 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 a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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