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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always 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 issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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