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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners 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 numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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