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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently 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 issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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