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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free 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 having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the authoritative 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 scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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