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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students 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 a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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