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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are 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 a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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