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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes 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 several topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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