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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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