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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically 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 quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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