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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students 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 learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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