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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always 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. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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