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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online 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 several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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