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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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