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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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