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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are generally free for students 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 numerous issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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