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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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