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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners 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 numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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