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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students 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 quite a few topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts 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 researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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