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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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