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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are 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 subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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