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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are usually free for learners 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 issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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