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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally 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 several topics that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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