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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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