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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free 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 variety of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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