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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently 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 numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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