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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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