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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students 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 many topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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