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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are commonly free but do not 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 a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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