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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always 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 a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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