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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free 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 topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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