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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently 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 e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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