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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally 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 quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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