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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally 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 a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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