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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not 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 subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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