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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to understand these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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