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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free 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 a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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