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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners 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 quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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