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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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