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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly 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 many subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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