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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning enable students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always 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 are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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