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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily 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 lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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