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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners 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 several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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