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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly 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 technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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