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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily 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 several topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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