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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not 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 numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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