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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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