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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always 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 subjects that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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