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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students 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 a variety of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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