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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently 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 subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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