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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not 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 issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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