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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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