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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically 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 quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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