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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners 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 many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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