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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily 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 several issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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