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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually 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 quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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