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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually 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 quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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