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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not 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 elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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