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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally 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 several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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