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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free 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 lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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