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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are 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 numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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