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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners 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 many topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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