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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not 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 numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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