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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically 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 a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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