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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are free 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 online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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