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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free 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 a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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