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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners 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 subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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