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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. 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 several subjects that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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