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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online 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 a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open education ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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