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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally 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 issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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