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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally 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 issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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