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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students 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 topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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