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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free 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 topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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