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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students 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 topics that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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