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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners 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 e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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