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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses 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 several subjects that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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