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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily 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 subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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