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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students 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 subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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