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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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