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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently 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 many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the intriguing 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 scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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