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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are 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 elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better understand these new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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