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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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