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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free 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 blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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