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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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