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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always 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 numerous issues that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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