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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily 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 quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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