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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always 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 online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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