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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are usually 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 a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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