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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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