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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students 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 many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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