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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always 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 quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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