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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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