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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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