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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are typically 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 quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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