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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners 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 topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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