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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly 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 numerous topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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