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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free 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 several subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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